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Originally Posted by Redjake
Something a lot of people don't realize is the whole "metabolism" thing. I'm not super overweight or anything but I could definitely stand to loose a lot of pounds. The thing is, I tried to last semester by going to the gym 4 times a week and doing cardio and the weight machines. I gained an enormous amount of muscle and kept the fat. I actually gained weight. Why? Because of my diet. Even though I don't eat much more (if any more) than the normal person, I am still overweight.
You can give the preach job of how I wasn't "working out" right and how I didn't do my diet right, but in the end, some people can eat all they want and not work out and still keep a nice body. People like me have to bust their ass to keep from being Class III Obese and eat celery all day to lose weight.
So when you see someone who is overweight, don't assume they are lazy and don't care about the person sitting next to them on a flight. It's not always that simple  Some people will always be bigger than the next person. |
Well first good post Lebell...and ugh second Redjake, don't be so discouraged that you actually GAINED weight rather than lost...I'm sure you already know but believe it or not you almost always do..because muscle weighs more than fat..more than likely it means you gained a lot more muscle than you give yourself credit for. Yer right about the metabolism thing. Sometimes I eat a lot but I've always been skinny..flat stomached n what not...my dad was the same way when he was young but has since gained a lot of weight..I imagine sometime in the future it will all catch up to me. And actually starving yourself can have other negative effects that are kinda common..when you don't eat a normal healthy ammount of food your body reacts to that and what foods you do eat your body stores as fat to compensate....kinda like the more you sleep the more tired you are and need more sleep. So yeah it's not always their fault theres a lot of knowledge about health out there that isn't offered or that we haven't discovered yet which is probably why people try all the answers but don't always get the results. I'm sure there are some people out there who really just don't care to know but more than likely most of them are very much aware and don't really know what to do about it(asside from surgery). The ones that don't care eventually do end up caring when health issues start arriving. Either way Lebell is right they're people first and people for the most part are naturally good..what makes them bad and bitter is people judging and labeling them, and basically being disrespectful out of ignorance ya know? Ya just assume that they don't respect themselves so why should you respect them when you really can't possibly know that unless you talk to them which you probably won't because you're disgusted with them without a truly good reason to be.
Asta!!